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needle/ˈni:d(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1a a very thin small piece of smooth steel etc. pointed at one end and with a slit (eye) for thread at the other, used in sewing (由钢等制作一头有眼儿的)针 b a larger plastic, wooden, etc. slender stick without an eye, used in knitting (用于针织，塑料或木等制的)毛衣针 c a slender hooked stick used in crochet 钩针 2 a pointer on a dial (see 见 MAGNETIC NEEDLE) 指针 3 any of several small thin pointed instruments, esp. (一些小的、细的)尖顶工具，尤指 : a a surgical instrument for stitching (外科用)缝合针 b the end of a hypodermic syringe 注射器的针头 c = STYLUS 1 d an etching tool 蚀刻版画用的工具 e a steel pin exploding the cartridge of a breech-loading gun 撞针 4a an obelisk 方尖塔 Cleopatra's Needle 克娄巴特拉方尖塔 b a pointed rock or peak 尖顶岩石(或山峰) 5 the leaf of a fir or pine tree 杉(或松树)的针叶 6 a beam used as a temporary support during underpinning 撑木 7 (usu. prec. by 通常前接 the) Brit. slang a fit of bad temper or nervousness [英] [俚语]一阵坏脾气；一阵紧张 got the needle while waiting 等待时心神不安 ●v. tr. 1 colloq. incite or irritate; provoke [口]刺激；激怒；挑逗 refused to be needled by him 拒绝他的挑逗 2 sew, pierce, or operate on with a needle 用针缝(刺或动手术) □ needle in a haystack something almost impossible to find because it is concealed by so many other similar things 海里捞针 [Old English nœdl, from Germanic] |